51. Herpes zoster oftálmico. Evaluación de complicaciones y secuelas oculares y su relación con diversos tratamientos.
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González González, Karla, Alonzo-Romero, P. Lourdes, and Guarneros Campos, Arturo
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OPHTHALMIC zoster , *DISEASE complications , *EYE diseases , *DISEASES in older people , *SYMPTOMS , *QUALITY of life , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Background: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is considered an important cause of morbidity mainly in elderly people. Ophthalmic complications cause great impact on the quality of life, therefore it is very important to establish a prompt detection and treatment. Objective: To evaluate potential ophthalmic complications and consequences in patients with HZO who received several kinds of treatments during the first 72 hours of evolution and after the onset of clinical signs and symptoms inside and outside of our workplace. Patients and methods: A prospective, longitudinal and observational study carried out at Dermatological Center Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua in Mexico City was made, in which all patients, men and women of any age, with HZO attended to external consultation over a period of nine months were included. All patients received a complete ophthalmologic evaluation. Results: Of the 19 patients studied with HZO, 11 (58%) were men. The media age was 49.8 years. Eight patients were evaluated during the first 72 hours of evolution. Four had Hutchinson's sign. All of the patients studied developed various eye manifestations and disorders; 14 of them had manifestations in conjunctiva (three with conjunctivitis), 12 had corneal disorders (63%), five had eyelid affectation (26%) and two, alterations in the uvea (21%). Sixteen patients had neurological injury (84%), two of them with motor skills affected and 14 with pain six weeks after the acute episode. Only three patients in the study received treatment with acyclovir (at adequate dose and intervals) during the onset of symptoms. Another doctor saw these patients before they went to Dermatological Center Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua. None of them suffered ocular complications. Seven patients at our dermatologic center received the combined treatment of acyclovir and prednisone during the first 72 hours of evolution and two patients after this time (previous ophthalmologic evaluation). We observed that all of these patients had a complete recovery from the anatomic damage as well as from the functional damage. Seven patients who received inadequate or non-antiviral therapy suffered important consequences regardless of age or time of evolution. Conclusions: Appropriate antiviral therapy, alone or in combination with prednisone, conditioned favorable prognosis than in those patients who did not receive it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012